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FRANKLIN, Texas — Severe weather Saturday caused major damage to homes and cars in Franklin, which is north of College Station.  Viewer photos shows trailer homes ripped apart by strong winds, power lines knocked down and trees on top of cars. KHOU Dennis Phillips There were reports of tornadoes in the area, but nothing has been confirmed.

HOUSTON — We’ve enjoyed a break from the rain for much of the work week with sunny skies and only a few clouds, but KHOU 11 Meteorologist Blake Mathews says that is about to change. And some of the weather could be severe. GET ALERTS ON THE GO: Download the KHOU 11 app  CURRENT ALERTS: Tornado Warning for Brazos and Madison counties until 12 p.m. Tornado Watch for Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and…

HOUSTON — We’ve enjoyed a break from the rain for much of the work week with sunny skies and only a few clouds, but KHOU 11 Meteorologist Blake Mathews says that is about to change. And some of the weather could be severe. GET ALERTS ON THE GO: Download the KHOU 11 app  HOUSTON WEATHER TIMELINE: Saturday – The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of southeast Texas, including Houston, in a very ‘Slight Risk’…

Severe storms are expected to move through the Houston-area on Saturday. >> Click through the following gallery to see Houston’s largest one-day rain totals for the past few years. Severe storms are expected to move through the Houston-area on Saturday. >> Click through the following gallery to see Houston’s largest one-day rain totals for the past few years. Photo: National Weather Service Photo: National Weather Service Image 1 of / 18 Caption Close Image 1…

SPRING, Texas — A worker fell to his death at Splashtown Friday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff’s deputies said. Officials said the male worker reportedly fell from a structure. Deputies said it appears his death was accidental. Sources told KHOU 11 News construction is going on at the water park where workers are adding a new slide. The park is currently closed and scheduled to open the first weekend of May. ALSO ON KHOU.COM

SPRING, Texas (FOX 26) — Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are conducting an investigation after a worker fell from a structure at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown and died. The initial investigation indicates the death was accidental. The water park is located on the North Freeway between East Louetta Road and Spring Cypress Road in northwest Harris County.

Author: KHOU Staff Published: 3:27 PM CDT April 12, 2019 Updated: 4:02 PM CDT April 12, 2019

SPRING, Texas – A person was found dead Friday at SixFlags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, Harris County deputies said. The incident was reported at 3:20 p.m.  Deputies say the victim possible fell from one of the slides in the water park. Officials are investigating the cause of the incident. The park is expected to open May 4. Copyright 2019 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.

SPRING, Texas — A person was found dead at Splashtown Friday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff’s officials said. The person may have fallen from a slide, officials said. KHOU11 has a crew en route and will have more information as soon as it’s available.

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HOUSTON — We’ve enjoyed a break from the rain for much of the work week with sunny skies and only a few clouds, but KHOU 11 Meteorologist Blake Mathews says that is about to change. And some of the weather could be severe. GET ALERTS ON THE GO: Download the KHOU 11 app  HOUSTON WEATHER TIMELINE: Friday – Partly cloudy, 20 percent rain chance – especially in the coastal continues. Low of 62, high of…

To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: <iframe src=”https://embed.hpm.io/328913/328825″ style=”height: 115px; width: 100%;”></iframe> In September of 1900, the Great Galveston Hurricane made landfall on the southeast Texas coast, and it would become the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, leaving behind an unprecedented swath of destruction in Galveston that effectively ended a long period of prosperity for the gulf city. After the storm, a large seawall was constructed to…

Most people know the Texas Department of Public Safety keeps our highways and roads safe on a daily basis, but they also have an eye in the sky. Texas DPS has 15 helicopters statewide. Region 2 is responsible for covering dozens of counties in southeast Texas. “The Southeast headquarters covers 35 counties. That’s what this aircraft unit is responsible for, but they can go beyond,” Sergeant Stephen Woodard says. “There’s been times where they had…

CROSBY, Texas (FOX 26) – Arkema and one of its executives were indicted by a grand jury on a new charge in connection to the fire at the Crosby plant during Hurricane Harvey, Harris County District Atttorney Kim Ogg announced on Wednesday. Ogg says Michael Keough, the vice president of logistics, was indicted by a grand jury on a charge of reckless assault. The district attorney’s office says Arkema and Keough caused “bodily injury to…

PASADENA, Texas — The National Weather Service confirms that some of the damage from Sunday’s storms was caused by a tornado. The EF-1 tornado touched down in Pasadena on Shaver Road near Fairmont Parkway.  Air 11 flew over the damage on Monday. A wall was ripped from a business, and tarps were placed on the roofs of nearby homes. THE NWS said the tornado only lasted two minutes and traveled only 30 yards. It also…